Colin BergWestport, MAHistory Teacher
For the past five years of my early professional life, I have utilized my extensive history knowledge and engaging personality to teach and inspire young minds. As an undergraduate student at Sarah Lawrence College, I explored my intellectual fascination with political history, researching the great thinkers and theorists who have shaped and critiqued the political, legal, and economic structures of the United States and Europe. After graduating college, I naturally gravitated towards teaching roles which allowed me to share my passion for history and political science with inquisitive children. Between 2020 and 2022, I taught sixth-grade history at Success Academy in New York City. In this position, I utilized my creativity and humor to engage middle schoolers in an advanced curriculum that covered my intellectual interests. These topics include the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Capitalism, and Imperialism. During my first year of teaching, I gained extensive experience learning the fundamentals of Zoom teaching during COVID. Most recently, I have worked as a public history educator at Plimoth-Patuxet Museums. I primarily interpret at the Mayflower II site. Aboard the ship, I educate all learners and ages about Plymouth Colony, the Mayflower Compact, and the greater 17th century.
